A note from Brazilian ministries details the payments made by the Latin American giant to international organizations this year, including the UN, FAO, OAS, WHO, and Mercosur. These contributions reaffirm the country’s commitment to multilateralism and international cooperation, according to the government.
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The works were shortlisted in an art contest on the Tripoli Fair venue, designed by Brazil’s Oscar Niemeyer. Held by Brazil’s Embassy in Beirut and the Guimarães Rosa Institute – Beirut, the exhibit will run from April 12 to 27 at the Marsah gallery.
UNESCO celebrates in Paris the Arabic language with special events and a presentation of the Arab Latinos! project.
Initiative honors individuals, groups of peoples or instiutions that have contributed to the promotion and dissemination of the Arab culture worldwide. Nomination files can be submitted until January 2024.
The project was launched last year and has now received formal support from the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The event Cultura Conecta will bring together over 20 speakers in Rio de Janeiro on Friday (30), including Josélia Neves, an associate professor at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar.
Recently launched, the project covers five Latin countries but wants to reach all Latin American and Arab nations. Digital initiatives involving children and teens’ education are among the group’s ambitions.
This Monday (30), the Arab Brazilian Chamber’s cultural director received the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture. The award was for 2019, but the ceremony only occurred this year due to the COVID pandemic.
A symbol of Arab identity, Arabic calligraphy secured its place in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity after a joint effort by 16 Arab nations.
The recipients of the 2019 UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture were announced this Monday (18). The Chamber’s Cultural director Silvia Antibas was the second Brazilian ever to get the accolade.
Supported by the UN and the UAE, the prize aims to recognize educational organizations that develop projects to enhance the performance of teachers.
The History Blocks project was developed by Brazilian-born, Saudi-descendant professor Francisco Tupy. The ruins of UNESCO heritage sites in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan were rendered using the educational game.
Wadi Wurayah, in the emirate of Fujairah, has been named a Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
